A CHANGE IS ON THE WAY WITH THE FORECAST IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. WELL, THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART. THESE VASES ON DISPLAY AT THE PEREZ ART MUSEUM OF, BUT THIS WEEKEND A VISITOR INTENTIONALLY BROKE ONE OF THESE PIECES AND IS NOW UNDER ARREST. LOCAL 10 NEWS REPORTER GLENNA MILBERG IS AT THE MUSEUM WITH MORE ON THIS STORY. GLENNA? Reporter: CONSTANCE, THE BIG QUESTION, OF COURSE, IS WHY, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T ANSWER THAT YET, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE PERSON ARREST WHO HAD WAS IN CUSTODY, A VISITOR HERE YESTERDAY. LET ME JUST SET THE SCENE FOR YOU. IT HAS BEEN PART OF THE INAUGURAL VISIT, THIS EXHIBIT IS CALLED COLORED VASES. A CHINESE ARTIST, CONTEMPORARY ARTIST, HUGELY IMPORTANT TO THIS MUSEUM, THIS EXHIBIT IS, AND VERY NOTABLE AS AN ARTIST AND NOT ONLY AN ARTIST, BUT'S POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND A DISSIDENT WHO IS UNDER ARREST IN CHINA AS WE SPEAK, BUT I WANT TO YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL EXHIBIT. IT'S CALLED "COLORED VASES." BASICALLY IT IS 16 URNS. THESE URNS ARE SAID TO BE BASICALLY THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD AND THEY ARE PAINTED BY THE ARTIST IN BRIGHT COLORS. IT IS START OF A CULTURAL STATEMENT ON ANCIENT CULTURAL ARTIFACTS IN A NEW WAY. THAT IS THE CONCEPT BEHIND IT. BUT SOMEBODY WALKED IN, PICKED UP ONE OF THE URNS AND SIMPLY DROPPED IT ON THE GROUND. NOW WHY YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE PHOTO, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE THE VASES. THIS IS AN INSTALLATION. THAT IS IRAY VA Y DROPPING AN UR N. THE INSTALLATION IS CALLED DROPPING A DYNASTY URN. WAS THIS A VISITOR REENACTING IN AN AWFUL WAY THE DROPPING OF A URN, WHO KNOWS BUT THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THAT'S ALL WE KNOW. MUSEUM OFFICIALS HAVE DECIDED NOT TO REALLY TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, BUT DID RELEASE A STATEMENT. HERE IT IS FOR YOU. AND IN ESSENCE, IT SAYS THE MUSEUM SECURITY TEAM IMMEDIATELY SECURES THE GALLERY. THAT WE KNOW IS TRUE AND THE PERSON IS APPREHENDED. WE KNOW THAT AS WELL. HE IS NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY, AND THE MUSEUM IS WORKING WITH NORTH THEIR INVESTIGATION. SO AT THIS POINT, THAT IS ALL WE KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. I AM TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF HOW VALUABLE THIS INSTALLATION IS FINANCIALLY. OF COURSE THE VALUE GOES FAR BEYOND MONEY. THAT WE DON'T KNOW YET EITHER. THE MUSEUM, THOUGH, IS OPEN TODAY. IT IS ACTUALLY FREE IF YOU TAKE THE METRO-RAIL OR METRO MOVERS, WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOES IN. I AM GOING TO GO IN THERE AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE EXHIBIT LOOKS LIKE NOW. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN YET, BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING WHY A VISITOR WOULD DO THIS TO -- TO ANYTHING LET ALONE AN IMPORTANT EXHIBIT BY A VERY IMPORTANT ARTIST. I AM GLENNA MILBERG REPORTING

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